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<h1>Creating a Gauge widget</h1>
<p class="whs1">A Gauge widget is a simple status indicator 
 that displays a needle that moves within a range of numbers displayed 
 on its outside edges. An example of a gauge is a car's speedometer. Like 
 the Cylinder and Thermometer widgets, this type of widget is designed 
 to display the value of a single metric. The needle within the gauge is 
 a visual representation of that single metric value.</p>
<p class="whs1">The Gauge widget is most useful when combined 
 with a selector because this allows users to choose specific metric values 
 to display in the gauge. In the image below, the location of the needle 
 in the gauge represents revenue in millions (the Revenue metric).</p>
<p class="whs2"><img src="images/widget_gauge.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="419px" height="231px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p>
<h2>To create a Gauge widget</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Insert a Gauge widget into 
 the document. For steps, see 
<a href="Insert_a_widget.htm">Inserting a 
 widget into a document</a>.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs5">Add 
 objects to the Grid/Graph that contains the widget. To do this, from the 
 Dataset Objects panel on the left, select attributes and metrics and drag 
 them on top of the widget, using the following requirements:</p></li>
	<ol type="a" class="whs6">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Place at least one attribute 
 on the rows. The attribute elements are displayed in the selector that 
 you use to display different data in the widget. &nbsp;</p></li>
		
<li style=" font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs5">Place 
 at least one metric on the columns. The metric values determine the location 
 of the needle on the gauge. </p></li>
	</ol>
	
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class=p><p class="whs1">Right-click 
 the widget select<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> View Mode</B></span>, and 
 then <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph</B></span>. The widget is displayed 
 in a graph view.</p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class=p><p class="whs1">Right-click 
 the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span> 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>and</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Formatting</B></span>. 
 The Properties and Formatting dialog box is displayed.</p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class=p><p class="whs1">In 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash</B></span> category, from the <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Selected</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Widget</B></span> 
 drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Gauge</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class=p><p class="whs1">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to apply the changes and close 
 the dialog box. </p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class=p><p class="whs1">Insert 
 a selector next to the Gauge widget. This selector allows users to choose 
 different attribute elements. Assign the attribute as the selector's source. 
 For steps to insert a selector and select a source for it, see 
<a HREF="Insert_a_selector.htm">Inserting 
 a selector into a document</a>.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="8" type="1" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Set the Gauge widget as the 
 target of the selector. To do so, right-click the selector and select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Select Target</B></span>. 
 Then click the Gauge widget to assign it as the selector's target.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">It is recommended you also 
 drag the dataset report from the Dataset Objects panel and place it beneath 
 the selector. This allows you to see the report's values as you select 
 different attribute elements from the selector and see how they change 
 the appearance of the Gauge widget.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">View and test your results 
 by selecting <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> from the 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Tools</B></span> menu. </p></li>
</ol>
<ul type="disc" class="whs7">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs2">If Flash Mode is not available, 
 you must make Flash Mode available in the document. For steps, see 
<a 
 HREF="Defining_available_display_modes.htm">Defining which display modes 
 are available to users</a>.</p></li>
</ul>
<ol start="11" type="1" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> 
 to save your changes and close the dialog box. </p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs8">Related topics</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs7">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">
<a HREF="Flash_Mode.htm">Working 
 with documents in Flash Mode</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">
<a href="Analyze_data_in_Gauge.htm">Analyzing 
 data in a gauge widget</a></p></li>
</ul>
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